I had my Steam account stolen years ago and it was NOT fun getting it back. My guess is that the email address I was using at the time was hacked. I just logged into steam and made dang sure I was using the steam guard feature. i don't want to go through that nightmare again...especially considering that I've got about 100 times more games in steam these days.

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Just remember: once a user figures out gluten noting them they're allowed to make fun of you. - Ceekay speaking in tongues.

Wow Magicka doing over 400k. I was under the impression that it was relatively mediocre and bugged.

I haven't played it, but at the prices they they've offered it at, I came very close to picking it up. If there's anything we've learned from Steam, it's that an attractive price goes a long way.

Judging by those numbers, it doesn't even require an attractive price. Most of those top 10 sold at full retail. 6 of the top 10 sold at $50 or more per unit. Yes, attractive price will move more units, but the higher prices which folks are willing to pay are generating decent revenues - 9.9 million for Q1 for Shogun 2 is nothing to sneeze at.

Wow Magicka doing over 400k. I was under the impression that it was relatively mediocre and bugged.

It is, and certainly doesn't deserve the number of sales it has in my opinion.

It wasn't mediocre but it wasn't a triple-A title either. It was certainly buggy though with broken multiplayer and numerous bugs/crashes on release. Still, it was well worth the $5 I imagine a lot of people payed for it. After all a game I wouldn't touch for $25 is certainly more attractive at $5 or even $10 and Steam has those sales a lot

I have become somewhat soured on steam since learning about the 2 tier charging system, us aussies get to pay a huge amount more on any of the newer games.Steam sales are still a good thing but I will always buy newer AAA titles somewhare else from now on.

cheeba you are probly correct there, thats the problem when you have pollies that don't comprehend that life as they know it has changed and is still changing at a ever increasing rapid rate.

It's like having that conversation where someone will say kids these days don't talk to each other all they do is text, well guess what.. they are talking in their way, your way is gone and in 5yrs it will be some other way,

I downloaded Spiral Knights and played it for a few minutes. It's definitely a light MMO but looked like it would be fun to play with a few friends. Kind of a hack and slash with cutesy characters, but it has a dungeon system that requires you to get progressively geared. And that's just the first area, I don't know what happens when you get out of that area.

Yeah I've put a few hours into Spiral Knights and it seems ok. The catch with it is that everything requires energy. You get 1 energy point every 13.2 minutes. It requires 10 energy to go into a dungeon. Then another 10 energy per level in the dungeon. If you die it costs 2 energy to revive the first time, then 4, then progressively more. You can buy energy through the "crowns" (money) you make in the dungeons, but since crafting takes 50 energy per item, you're often stuck without energy to play. So it's the kind of game you can really only play every other day or so, which is OK for me.

Yeah I've put a few hours into Spiral Knights and it seems ok. The catch with it is that everything requires energy. You get 1 energy point every 13.2 minutes. It requires 10 energy to go into a dungeon. Then another 10 energy per level in the dungeon. If you die it costs 2 energy to revive the first time, then 4, then progressively more. You can buy energy through the "crowns" (money) you make in the dungeons, but since crafting takes 50 energy per item, you're often stuck without energy to play. So it's the kind of game you can really only play every other day or so, which is OK for me.

Ah I see, I didn't play long enough to run into that issue. So it's sort of like a hack and slash MMO mixed with a Facebook game :/

I have only played Champions (briefly). Any opinions about the other 4 games being offered?

Forsaken World is supposed to be a decent MMORPG. I haven't played it yet myself, but my friends that are seem to be enjoying it.

I'm dragging myself away from FW as we speak (okay, type) - it is reminiscent of FFXI, imo. Since I'm 99% a console player, I'm having trouble adjusting to the flood of new and unfamiliar info, but I really like it. It has it's issues, but "free" is FREE, of course. And it gives my thumbs a rest, which is nice...

Is anyone else here playing it? As usual, I can Craft up a storm, not so good at partying, but if you need "stuff" just send me a Friend thingie and if I can figure out how to answer it, whatever I can make, fish, cook, etc., is yours!

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"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!"- I don't remember who said it, and probably neither do they...

I have only played Champions (briefly). Any opinions about the other 4 games being offered?

Forsaken World is supposed to be a decent MMORPG. I haven't played it yet myself, but my friends that are seem to be enjoying it.

I'm dragging myself away from FW as we speak (okay, type) - it is reminiscent of FFXI, imo. Since I'm 99% a console player, I'm having trouble adjusting to the flood of new and unfamiliar info, but I really like it. It has it's issues, but "free" is FREE, of course. And it gives my thumbs a rest, which is nice...

Is anyone else here playing it? As usual, I can Craft up a storm, not so good at partying, but if you need "stuff" just send me a Friend thingie and if I can figure out how to answer it, whatever I can make, fish, cook, etc., is yours!

You couldn't be more wr... wro... okay, right! But I have a plan this time. Okay, it's not that great, but I did vow never to start or run a clan or guild ever again... and so far I've stuck to that. I joined the "freshman guild" which is a place u can get the benefits (ie, certain quests only available through a guild) but won't feel so damned umbilically attached to the game. That's the theory anyway, lol.

I'm not a great player and I solo almost everything so I can work at my own speed, which is why I don't join parties often. I still enjoy seeing and "hearing" the people around me though and occasionally answering a question or providing an item to folks who need them. It makes the game more real-life-y I guess.

And I have a steed and a pet, oh yeah.

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"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!"- I don't remember who said it, and probably neither do they...

Considering how popular the service is now, and how it's based all around downloading, it's probably more like they want to minimize their bandwidth costs.

Also, they're essentially using streaming techniques for bits and parts of larger files, once only used for streaming movies and the like. A good idea as well. It's a more complex and processor intensive system, but the reduction in bandwidth costs for them should make it worthwhile.